AlanShore wrote:when's the appropriate time to try to negotiate scholarships? end of feb/march?

I would have tried negotiating already if I weren't still waiting on scholarships from BC and WUSTL to use as leverage. If you have your offers already, go for it! I can't help thinking that earlier is better since they probably have some money left at this point and they haven't been approached by hoards of people looking to up their offers yet.

JesusChrist wrote:Since there're people who submitted later than me and have gotten in, does this mean I should expect a ding soon? Or was Nov applications all just grouped together. I submitted ~Nov 15. I'm seeing late Nov and even Dec applicants get phone calls.

For any recent admits who have already received their packet in the mail: What mention was there of scholarships? Obviously, BU has already been giving out money, so I am hoping that they won't be making us wait months before hearing at this stage in the cycle.

AlanShore wrote:hmm i may wait to see if i get into BC first before negotiating scholly. if i get dinged, ill start. if i get in, i guess ill wait for any potential BC $$

I've only had one update from BC and it was 1/18, so I feel like I won't hear from them anytime soon. How important is BC as leverage? I have a fair amount of money from a (slightly) higher ranked school, could that help?

a slightly higher ranked school is good but anecdotally, i have heard that BU will compete hard with BC and vice versa... harder than other peer schools

AlanShore wrote:hmm i may wait to see if i get into BC first before negotiating scholly. if i get dinged, ill start. if i get in, i guess ill wait for any potential BC $$

I've only had one update from BC and it was 1/18, so I feel like I won't hear from them anytime soon. How important is BC as leverage? I have a fair amount of money from a (slightly) higher ranked school, could that help?

a slightly higher ranked school is good but anecdotally, i have heard that BU will compete hard with BC and vice versa... harder than other peer schools